*the daily mumblegrumble*

Earplugs saved me when I was woken up by the sounds of bad mariachi music early this morning. ♥ Neighbors still fail hardcore though.

... no, I don't have anything interesting to say today. Except that for some reason, I want a roast chicken for dinner. You know, the rotisserie ones you can buy in the grocery store? That sounds good. With a nice salad.

It's probably my hormones talking, since it's near the end of the month and that always means it's getting near ovary-stabbing time.

Watch, I get it during the SKIN concert. >_>;; Stupid things.

Oh, it's so very true...

This week's Gaia comic shouldn't make me laugh so much, but it does.

In related news, a certain Replica hates me now.

:Db

Bleh and blah and blargh

I think I'll go home early today, even if I don't like driving in traffic. The bleh feeling from yesterday has lingered and there's something here that's making my nose run (so either I'm allergic or it's just my body's reaction to the cold air). Plus, I have to fill up the SUV.

... with my luck I'll end up getting home at my normal time, even if I leave early.

Non-driving suck!

Or maybe that should be: Non-sucky driving? Hmmmm.

Anyway, yes, I am home! And I got gas and everything and didn't take FOREVER (rolled into the garage almost precisely at 6pm). WHICH IS AMAZING SINCE THERE'S A DAMN FIRE AND THE FREEWAY SHUT DOWN.

See, when I got out of the library, I saw A BIG BLACK BILLOWING CLOUD rather nearby and stopped to stare at it. I figured it had to be some building on fire, since there isn't much brush in downtown Riverside to catch fire. Then I got into my car and onto the freeway, and once there, realized the fire is on the damn freeway. Not literally, but close enough that the 60 was backed up WAY before the onramp to it. Luckily I managed to get off the freeway at the last street exit (Spruce), since from the distance, I thought the fire was on the other side of the freeway from me.

No, I was wrong. The fucking fire WAS ON SPRUCE. The street clogged up about two blocks before where the actual building was (industrial/warehouse type area) and I could see the lights of the fire engines and stuff. I took a quick right the first chance I could, figuring that I could follow the construction detours onto the 215. Thank god I did. Even with the stop lights and busy afterwork street traffic, once I got onto the 215 at University, the whole damn freeway was empty.

*___________*

I figured they must've blocked or shut down the eastbound 215 (where I was) because of the fire, and the westbound 215 was jam-packed with cars. I felt sorry for them because they'll be stuck there for at least an hour, while I zipped down the empty lanes at 80mph.

This almost makes up for all the suckiness I've been feeling lately.

Oh, and I took pictures on my cellphone!


EDIT...

Uhm. The fire was WAY bigger than I thought. Damn, I was lucky I got past it.


( cut because I'm a rubbernecker and have pics )